Pat Benatar was born Patricia
Andrzejewski in New York in January 10, 1953.
In the 1980s, Pat reigned supreme as the
biggest solo female rocker in the U.S. and
possibly the world. It could be said that Pat
came from meager beginnings in Long Island,
New York. Her dad was a sheet metal worker
and her mom was a cosmetologist. Pat's
earliest jobs including working at a
Friendly's restaurant and a bank. She began
singing and practicing her vocals while
young: "...we were too poor to have air
conditioning and so we had to keep out
windows open during the hot weather... I used
to do my vocal lessons everyday and the kid
across the street would shout 'shut up' and
throw rocks at me... so I had to run across
the street all the time and beat him
up." After singing in New York during
the late 70s, Pat was discovered at the
"Catch A Rising Star" club and soon
had a major record label deal in 1978 with
Chrysalis Records.

When Tropico was released, Pat's
LPs weren't selling as fast, but she
continued to receive radio airplay and chart
on the pop charts. Tracks such as "We
Belong" and a song from the movie The
Legend of Billie Jean,
"Invincible" were Top 10 hits.
Pat's future LPs saw little platinum status,
but continued Pat's ability to create strong
rock from a female perspective.Crimes
Of Passion was certified 4x platinum and Precious
Timewas certified 2x
platinum.

Note: Song title and
position links lead you to the song's Top
40 chart run (from the ARC Weekly Top
40)
and LP links take you to Amazon.com for that LP (often
including track listings and sound
samples).